Shifting Sands is know through out the surfing world,as a comforable,relaxing place to meet other travelling surfers and to discover europes best beach breaks.Considered one of europes best surf camps by Surfeurope magazine.Come live the dream........
Welcome to Paul's Place. Let the dream begin.
Shifting Sands is probably Europe's first custom built surfer's accommodation. Situated in a pine forest, with only ...

The Perfect Wave
Somewhere around the world right now someone is scoring the perfect wave! It could be off a surf boat in the Mentawais, an isolated island reef break in Samoa, a perfect point break in South Africa or riding a long board on a beach break in Hawaii. Whatever your perfect wave is, we can get ...

A country of contrast and home to the origins of surfing in Europe. Year round swells batter the coastline with winter being the most consistent, though surfing is often possible in the summer months as well. The northern area of the France offers a relaxed vibe and a varied but tidal dependent coastline. The water is cold and the winters are hard. Moving south the water warms and the surf becomes more consistent. The west facing coastline offers the greatest consistency, stretching from Normandy to the Dordogne. The reefs and points of Brittany and Limousin conceal many hidden gems. France's most famous waves lie in the south west, this 200 plus km of beach contains the world class <a href="/Hossegor-Surf-Report/61/">Hossegor</a> and the famous trench which bisects the continental shelf, delivering Atlantic power straight onto the beach. Offshore winds are predominantly from the east.

Local Information

Information about the local area, not always from a surfers perspective.